An image of a Book titled Strange Times by artist China Marks

Strange Times, China’s first truly portable book, compact enough to carry with you, describes what is happening in the world right now, in all its awfulness. Much better than reading about it in the NY Times…

An image of a Book titled Strange Times by artist China Marks

Title page
Text left:
"Has it come to this?”

Text right: Strange Times / China Marks 2018

An image of a Book titled Strange Times by artist China Marks

Pp. 1-2
Text left:
Seized by an awful thought

Text left to right: "What if everything / is up for grabs?” “Uh-oh!”

An image of a Book titled Strange Times by artist China Marks

Pp. 3-4
Text bottom:
Fools have taken charge

Text center, right: “Nothing can go wrong, / I guarantee it!” “Glad to Hear it!”

Text top left: Here comes trouble...

An image of a Book titled Strange Times by artist China Marks

Pp. 5-6
Text bottom left:
Anybody can be anything

Text top left, top right, right: “Says he is the West Wind!” “I am the West Wind” “Must be the West Wind!”

An image of a Book titled Strange Times by artist China Marks

Pp. 7-8
Text bottom left:
Innocents Suffer

Text top left, right bottom: “There you go!” "I got out alive, / but many don’t.”

An image of a Book titled Strange Times by artist China Marks

Pp. 9-10
Text bottom center:
Nature is disrupted

Text left to right: “We are not exactly / standard issue.” “These days, / almost no one is.” “So what!”

An image of a Book titled Strange Times by artist China Marks

Endpaper
Text right:
These are strange times.

Strange Times, China’s first truly portable book, compact enough to carry with you, describes what is happening in the world right now, in all its awfulness. Much better than reading about it in the NY Times…

Strange Times, China’s first truly portable book, compact enough to carry with you, describes what is happening in the world right now, in all its awfulness. Much better than reading about it in the NY Times…

Title page
Text left:
"Has it come to this?”

Text right: Strange Times / China Marks 2018

Pp. 1-2
Text left:
Seized by an awful thought

Text left to right: "What if everything / is up for grabs?” “Uh-oh!”

Pp. 3-4
Text bottom:
Fools have taken charge

Text center, right: “Nothing can go wrong, / I guarantee it!” “Glad to Hear it!”

Text top left: Here comes trouble...

Pp. 5-6
Text bottom left:
Anybody can be anything

Text top left, top right, right: “Says he is the West Wind!” “I am the West Wind” “Must be the West Wind!”

Pp. 7-8
Text bottom left:
Innocents Suffer

Text top left, right bottom: “There you go!” "I got out alive, / but many don’t.”

Pp. 9-10
Text bottom center:
Nature is disrupted

Text left to right: “We are not exactly / standard issue.” “These days, / almost no one is.” “So what!”

Endpaper
Text right:
These are strange times.

Strange Times, 2018

17 x 10.5 x 1.5 inches closed, 17 x 27.75 inches open.
Fabric, thread, button, screen-printing ink, Jade glue, fusible adhesive.

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